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A Massive Illegal IPTV Service Was Shut Down and Its Owner Sent to Jail As The War On IPTV Piracy Grows
A man was put behind bars last Thursday for operating an illegal streaming service that provided over 30,000 subscribers with pirated entertainment and sports content, like Premier League matches. Steven Mills, a resident of Shrewsbury, a town in Shropshire, England, ran an organization through a closed Facebook group that sold “Firesticks,” according to the Premier…
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Amazon’s New Internet Service Will Make Cord Cutting 2.0 Easier, Putting Pressure on Comcast & Spectrum
As cord cutting has matured and helped millions save money on TV now cord cutters have new ways to save money. Now cord cutting has come for internet services and will make it easy to save money with cord cutting 2.0. Last week, Amazon launched the first satellites for its new internet service that will…
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Walmart Rolls Out A New Subscription Program to Match Amazon’s Subscribe and Save Feature As The Two Companies Fight
After Walmart quietly launched its subscription program two weeks ago, the retail giant has gotten a lot louder about its version of Amazon’s Subscribe & Save – particularly with Walmart+ customers. Walmart’s program lets shoppers “subscribe” to various items on the store’s website and set up auto-deliveries. The feature is targeted towards “everyday essentials.” It’s…
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Forget Halloween Frndly TV & Philo Are Ready For 24/7 Christmas Movies
Great American Family is ready to skip Halloween and get right to Christmas movies. Starting today Great American Family will be airing 24/7 Christmas Movies until the end of 2023. The channel is available to cord cutters on Frndly TV and Philo. This year’s Christmas movies will include well-known stars like Candace Cameron, Danica McKellar,…
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Prime Video’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Surge as Taylor Swift Boosts Surging Live Sports Streaming
Amazon’s latest Thursday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos saw the largest year-over-year gain in viewership — a boost likely helped by the Taylor Swift effect. The TNF broadcast on Prime Video averaged 13.8 million viewers, up 57% over a year ago’s Commanders vs. Bears game. It’s the third most-watched…
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Pac-12 Schools Must Pay $72 Million to Comcast & The Pac-12 After Overpayment Scandal
Pac-12 schools are facing a $72 million overpayment scandal after Comcast overpaid the athletic conference’s regional sports network with $50 million owed to Comcast and $22 million owed to the Pac-12 conferance. The company realized it was overcharged for licensing fees from 2012 through 2016. Now Comcast wants its money back, and Pac-12 schools are…
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After Massive Streaming Success on Netflix, Could a Suits Spinoff Series be in The Works?
A new series expanding on the world of streaming sensation Suits is rumored to be in early development with creator Aaron Korsh back at the helm, this time working with NBCUniversal. The show will bring on new faces in a new setting, though still residing in the realm of the Suits universe, according to Deadline.…
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The Live TV Service Vidgo Has Been Down 2 Weeks But Has a New Update
Vidgo, a live TV streaming service offering ESPN, FS1, and more, has been down for almost two weeks now, leaving many to wonder if the service will shut down. Cord Cutters News confirmed with Vidgo that the outage is caused by a vendor dispute. The vendor suddenly changed the terms of the contract, resulting in…
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Plex Adds 8 New Free Channels
Free live TV streaming service Plex reached a deal to expand its content lineup with the addition of eight live channels for the last week in September 2023. Plex now offers more than 50,000 on-demand titles and hundreds of live channels and has slowly grown into one of the largest free ad-supported streaming services on…
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Bally Sports Shuts Down Its Arizona Channel
Last week, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company. This comes as Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports, says it would like to shut down the Bally…